BLM Claps Back At Lil Yachty, Tells Him To Stop "Drinking The White Supremacist Ideology Kool-Aid" A

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BLM has entered the chat following rapper Lil Yachty's comments about the organization during a recent episode of Quentin Blackwell's Feeding Starving Celebrities podcast.

Black Lives Matter clapped back at Yachty, calling his comments about the organization "misinformed" and "unoriginal."

The "One Night" crafter accused Black Lives Matter of being "literally a scam," and BLM quickly responded in a lengthy statement accusing him of "drinking the white supremacist ideology Kool-Aid."

Per Rap-Up:

"His comments are wrong," BLM told FOX News in a relatively lengthy statement earlier in the week. "They are misinformed, unoriginal, and crafted to please the same people who profit from Black suffering.

"The real scam isn't Black Lives Matter. It is watching Black artists with massive platforms recycle the same tired attacks on Black movements while ignoring the actual systems killing us," they continued. "Black Lives Matter has supported Black families who have lost loved ones to police violence. We have built programs, funded mutual aid, and fought in courtrooms and on the streets to protect our people."

BLM's scathing response came after Yachty said on Feeding Starving Celebrities, "They had bought mansions, and you probably wouldn't know anything about it because you don't care about Black people and don't follow Black news."

Lil Yachty Needs To Do His Due Diligence When Speaking On These Matters

Black Lives Matter came under fire after purchasing a 6,500-square-foot California property for $6 million in 2020. According to the AP News, the mansion was bought as a "refuge for those grieving loved ones killed in incidents of police violence."

Like most rappers who comment on social and political issues, Yachty could have done his due diligence and gathered all the information before making such a blanket statement.

He also isn't the first artist to say something wild about BLM; Lil Wayne and the Black Nazi sympathizer Kanye West also criticized the movement.

Then again, we are no longer surprised when rappers say dumb things anymore.



via: https://hiphopwired.com/2650068/blm-responds-lik-yachty-scam-claims-feeding-starving-celebrities/